The Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator at Duke - SEAD

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It's time to end the menstrual shame that thwarts girls' success

09/29/2017

Want to learn more about social entrepreneurship and how global health social ventures can scale their impact? Check out our round up of social impact reads:

For 15 years, CASE has been studying the social impact field and how social entrepreneurs can leap the chasm from innovative idea to sustainable impact. Greg Dees, one of our founders and a pioneer in the study of social entrepreneurship, …

09/19/2017

Last chance to SAVE an additional $250 on SOCAP17 tickets using discount code NP_CASE. Discount ends 9/29. Learn more and register:

SOCAP17 is the world's leading conference on impact investing and social enterprise. Held in San Francisco, SOCAP17 will unite innovators in business, tech, the sharing economy, health, philanthropy, and more to advance environmental and social causes. Stay Up-To-Date If you aren't already, we encou...

09/14/2017

Hey social entrepreneurs: Unsure how to measure your organization's impact? Check out these FREE how-to resources from DGHI's Evidence Lab and The Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator at Duke - SEAD! Tell us what you think of the tools and share YOUR top social entrepreneur resources in the comments! http://bit.ly/2w5KM5C

09/11/2017

Check out the final two FREE toolkits the DGHI Evidence Lab have developed for global health social ventures. Toolkits include how to leverage data to inform your expansion plans and finding the right economic analysis for your evaluation needs. Download for free:

Thousands of social entrepreneurs are hard at work around the world trying to solve the most pressing challenges in global health, but they often lack a clear approach to evaluate their enterprise’s impact. DGHI's Evidence Lab has developed a set of five easy-to-use evaluation tools to address this…

09/08/2017

Want to be a part of a global health social venture? SEAD Innovator We Care Solar is looking for a COO. Learn more:

09/05/2017

Network with Duke researchers, industry leaders, investors & more! Check out October 16th:

Duke is an innovative place to be right now. With over 300 inventions, 85 issued patents, and 11 new start-ups this year, we’re turning our world class research into viable commercial products—and that’s something to celebrate! Duke OLV and Duke I&E’s Celebration is an opportunity to...

08/31/2017

“About a million children [around the world] get TB every year, and many go undiagnosed,” explained Dr. Shelly Batra, president of the TB treatment and prevention nongovernmental organization, Operation Asha. “India has the highest burden of TB in the world, so it goes without saying that we have the highest number of children with TB in the world.”

India has more cases of tuberculosis than anywhere else in the world. And despite government efforts to halt the spread of the disease, there were more than 2 million cases in 2015. While progress is being made, it's slow and uneven.

08/29/2017

Final deadline for the HESN photo contest is approaching! First prize is $500! Learn more about the contest here: https://medium.com//hesn-photo-contest-5-0-a6ba5fbfb27

08/23/2017

Interested in how startups are using technology to address behavioral health and wellness issues? Check out upcoming webinar hosted by CB Insights:

This briefing will cover the wide-ranging mental health and wellness tech landscape with a special focus on mobile health.

08/18/2017

Check out what Duke MBA students learned when they visited SEAD Innovator Operation ASHA:

The Health Sector Management (HSM) program provides unique opportunities as students learn about the health care challenges in each country visit.